Bases, codons and amino acids
11th grade (Year 12 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.HS-LS1-1, NGSS.HS-LS3-1 · England: GCSE Biology: Inheritance, variation and evolution (protein synthesis)
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Question 1
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 63 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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Question 2
DNA has 4 different bases. How many different sequences are possible for a group of 1 base?
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Question 3
A protein contains 300 amino acids. What is the minimum number of mRNA bases needed to code for it (ignore the stop codon)?
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Question 4
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 753 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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Question 5
DNA has 4 different bases. How many different sequences are possible for a group of 2 bases?
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Question 6
A protein contains 100 amino acids. What is the minimum number of mRNA bases needed to code for it (ignore the stop codon)?
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Question 7
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 195 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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Question 8
DNA has 4 different bases. How many different sequences are possible for a group of 3 bases?
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Question 9
A protein contains 200 amino acids. What is the minimum number of mRNA bases needed to code for it (ignore the stop codon)?
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Question 10
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 300 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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Question 11
DNA has 4 different bases. How many different sequences are possible for a group of 4 bases?
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Question 12
A protein contains 50 amino acids. What is the minimum number of mRNA bases needed to code for it (ignore the stop codon)?
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Question 13
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 753 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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Question 14
DNA has 4 different bases. How many different sequences are possible for a group of 4 bases?
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Question 15
A protein contains 50 amino acids. What is the minimum number of mRNA bases needed to code for it (ignore the stop codon)?
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Question 16
The coding part of an mRNA molecule is 63 bases long, including one stop codon at the end. How many amino acids are in the protein?
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